Chapter 169
Derek and Yates exchanged a puzzled look before bursting into a light–hearted ribbing
“What’s going on today? One after another, heading to the restroom before we’ve started drinking!”
“Feeling a little under the weather, Mr. Johnson?”
“Ha, ha…”
Edgar wasn’t aiming for the restroom. His sights were on the backstage, hoping to see Sherilyn.
“Edgar.” Suddenly, a voice from behind caught his attention.
“Gilbert?” Turning around, Edgar couldn’t shake off a guilty feeling.
“Lost your way?” With a knowing smile, Gilbert playfully slung an arm around Edgar’s shoulder. “Been here many times, and you still can’t find the restroom?”
With a guiding hand, he steered Edgar in a new direction. “Come on, I will show you.”
“Okay, sure.” Edgar had no choice but to follow, and they entered the restroom together.
The two men of average height stood side by side, each minding his business. “Edgar.” Suddenly, Gilbert broke the silence.
“What?” Edgar turned, surprised. “Gilbert, what’s up?”
“I know you were heading/backstage to see Sherilyn.” Gilbert’s gaze remained fixed ahead.
“But she’s not here today.”
The unexpected revelation startled Edgar. Even without looking, Gilbert could imagine the expression on Edgar’s face.
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Edgar was surprised. “How… how did you know?”
Gilbert didn’t respond to the question. Instead, he turned to face Edgar. “Edgar, do me a favor, Stop chasing after Sherilyn. You two aren’t right for each other. Just let her go.”
“Why?” Edgar was shocked, his emotions a whirlwind of confusion.
“Because…” Gilbert’s gaze hardened, a look only men could decipher, the kind of territorial warning a male emitted when his prize was under threat.
He spoke slowly, deliberately. “Sherilyn’s mine.”
Edgar blurted out, stunned, “But I thought you two were divorced.”
It couldn’t be news to him. He was always around them, well aware of their situation. Gilbert had been planning the divorce for four years, and the moment Sherilyn returned, they had signed the papers!
Gilbert raised an eyebrow. “That was then. Times change. We’re back together.”
What? Back together? That didn’t make sense.
Frowning, Edgar countered, “But just the other day, Sylvia was encouraging
me…”
“Shh.” Gilbert chuckled, cutting him off. “Our reconciliation was recent, just these past few days.”
Even though it was his decision alone, once he made up his mind, he knew it was only a matter of time before Sherilyn would come around.
Edgar’s lips parted slightly, at a loss for words.
“What else do you want to know?” Gilbert’s stance was that of a protective older brother, yet the hostility in his eyes remained undiminished.
Speechless, Edgar had nothing more to say. The conversation had reached a point where words were futile.
“By the way.” Something seemed to dawn on Gilbert as he touched his brow, “You were asking how I knew Sherilyn wouldn’t be here tonight, right?”
It was as if recalling a pleasant thought made him chuckle softly, “She won’t
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just be absent tonight. She won’t be coming back at all.”
With that, Gilbert turned and left first.
Edgar stood there, frozen. He understood it. Because Sherilyn and Gilbert were reconciling, she didn’t need to work so hard anymore! In reality, he could have spared her the effort, too.
But he was just a step too late.
Returning to the main area, Gilbert appeared as if nothing was amiss, while Edgar became notably more reserved. But Edgar was always a man of few words, so Yates and the others didn’t notice anything unusual